Zwingli - God's Armed Prophet

A major new biography of Huldrych Zwingli-the warrior preacher who shaped the early ReformationHuldrych Zwingli (1484-1531) was the most significant early reformer after Martin Luther. As the architect of the Reformation in Switzerland, he created the Reformed tradition later inherited by John Calvin. His movement ultimately became a global religion. A visionary of a new society, Zwingli was also a divisive and fiercely radical figure.Bruce Gordon presents a fresh interpretation of the early Reformation and the key role played by Zwingli. A charismatic preacher and politician, Zwingli transformed church and society in Zurich and inspired supporters throughout Europe. Yet, Gordon shows, he was seen as an agitator and heretic by many and his bellicose, unyielding efforts to realize his vision would prove his undoing. Unable to control the movement he had launched, Zwingli died on the battlefield fighting his Catholic opponents.

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Gordon, F. Bruce Gordon
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9780300235975
• ISBN: 978-0-300-23597-5
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 242 mm x 33 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Christian Church / History, HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century, Christian mission & evangelism, History of Religion, Biography: religious & spiritual, Christian Churches, denominations, groups, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, General and world history, Christian institutions & organizations, Biography: religious and spiritual, Religious mission and Religious Conversion, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Protestantism & Protestant Churches, Protestantism and Protestant Churches